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abscission
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Cutting off/ sudden termination/ the separation of leaves
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petals
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abscond
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Depart suddenly and secretively
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accede
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Agree
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give consent/ assume power (usually as accede to)
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accretion
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Gradual increase/ an added part or addition
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acidulous
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Slightly acid or sour/ sharp or caustic
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adumbrate
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Give a rough outline of/ foreshadow/ reveal only partially/ obscure
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aerie
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Dwelling or fortress built on a high place/ the nest of a bird of prey
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such as an eagle or hawk
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annul
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Make void or null
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cancel
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apostle
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Pioneer of a reform movement (originally
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an early follower of Jesus)
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arbiter
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Judge
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umpire
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ardent
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Very passionate
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devoted
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aseptic
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Free from germs
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asperity
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Rigor
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severity/ harshness or sharpness of tone/ roughness of surface
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aspersions
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Damaging remarks
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defamation
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attuned
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In harmony/ in sympathetic relationship
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augury
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Telling the future
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such as through supernatural means
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august
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Venerable
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majestic/ inspiring admiration
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bane
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Something that ruins or spoils
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bevy
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Group of birds or other animals that stay close together/ any large group
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bifurcate
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To fork into two branches or divide into two halves
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bilk
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Cheat or defraud
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blight
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Disease that kills plants rapidly
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or any cause of decay or destruction (noun)/ ruin or cause to wither (verb)
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bombastic
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(Of speech or writing) far too showy or dramatic than is appropriate/ pretentious
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bonhomie
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Friendliness
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open and simple good heartedness
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brandish |
Shake or wave a weapon in front frivolity |
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chicanery
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Trickery
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deception by knowingly false arguments
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circumspect
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Cautious
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prudent/ careful to consider the circumstances and consequences
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clamber
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Climb awkwardly or with difficulty
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scramble
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cloying
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Disgustingly or distastefully sweet
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coagulate
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Cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid
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coffer
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Chest for storing valuables/ financial resources
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a treasury
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collude
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Conspire/ cooperate for illegal or fraudulent purposes
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compendium
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Concise but complete summary/ a list or collection
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connote
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Suggest or imply in addition to the precise
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literal meaning
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contraries
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Things that are opposing/ either of two opposite things
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contrite
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Remorseful/ feeling sorry for one's offenses or sins
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contumacious
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Rebellious/ stubbornly disobedient
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convoke
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Call together
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as to a meeting
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coterie
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Close or exclusive group
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clique
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declaim |
Speak in a loud and formal way |
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declivity
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Downward slope
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delimit
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Fix
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mark
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demagogue
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A leader who lies and gains power by arousing the passions and especially prejudices of the people
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desultory
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Lacking consistency or order
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disconnected
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dictum
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Formal or authoritative pronouncement/ saying or proverb
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dilate
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To become wider or make wider
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cause to expand/ to speak or write at length
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discomfiting
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Disconcerting
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confusing
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discordant
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Harsh or inharmonious in sound/ disagreeing
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incongruous
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distaff
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Female
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esp. relating to the maternal side of the family/ women or women's work/ a staff that holds wool or flax for spinning
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distend
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Swell
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expand
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dither
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Act indecisively (verb)/ a state of fear or trembling excitement
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diurnal
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Occurring every day/ happening in the daytime (rather than at night)
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doff
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Take off (such as clothes)
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put aside/ remove one's hat as a gesture
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droll
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Funny in an odd way
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dyspeptic
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Grumpy
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pessimistic
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echelon
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A level
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rank or grade/ the people at that level
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egress
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An exit or the action of exiting
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emaciate
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Make abnormally thin
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cause to physically waste away
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encomium |
Eulogy, accolades, panegyric |
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epicure
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Person with cultivated
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refined tastes
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erstwhile
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Former
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previous (adj)/ in the past
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ethos
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The character
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personality
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euphemism
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Substitution of a mild
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inoffensive
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euphony
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Pleasing or sweet sound
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especially as formed by a harmonious use of words
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exigent
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Requiring immediate attention
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action
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expedient
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Suitable
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proper/ effective
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extemporaneous
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Done without preparation (esp. of a speech)
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or with some preparation but no notes/ improvised
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fallow
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Left unplanted (of land)/ not in use
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fervid
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Very hot/ heated in passion or enthusiasm
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fetid
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Stinking/ having an offensive smell
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florid
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Reddish or rosy/ flowery
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showy
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forage
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Wander in search of/ rummage
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hunt
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fracas
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Noisy disturbance or fight/ brawl
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frenetic
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Wildly excited
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frantic
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fulminate
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Explode
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detonate/ attack verbally in a vehement
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gambol
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Frolic/ skip or leap playfully
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garner
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Gather and store/ amass
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collect
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gestation
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Pregnancy/ the period from conception until birth of an animal or (metaphorically) of an idea or plan
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glacial
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Pertaining to glaciers/ cold
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icy
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glower
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Stare in an angry
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sullen way
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gouge
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Scooping or digging tool
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like a chisel
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graft
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Insert part of a plant into another plant
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where it continues to grow/ join living tissue (such as skin) to part of the body where it will continue to live and grow/ attach as if by grafting (verb)/ the part so grafted (as in a graft of skin)/ the act of acquiring money or other benefits through illegal means
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grandiloquent
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Relating to lofty speech
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esp. to the point of being pompous
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grandstand
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Perform showily in an attempt to impress onlookers
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grating
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Irritating/ harsh or discordant (of a noise)/ scraping
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grievous
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Causing grief or suffering/ very serious
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grave/ flagrant
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grouse |
To complain about something |
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hand–wringing
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Grasping
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squeezing
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hapless
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Unlucky
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unfortunate
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harrow
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Farming tool that breaks up soil (noun)/ painfully disturb or distress (verb)
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hermetic
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Airtight
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sealed
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homage
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Honor or respect demonstrated publicly
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hotly
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In an intense
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fiery
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husband
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Manage prudently
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sparingly
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idyllic
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Presenting a positive
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peaceful view of rural life (as poetry or prose)/ pleasant in a natural
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imbue
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Permeate or saturate
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as dye in a fabric/ influence throughout
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impasse
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Position or road from which there is no escape/ deadlock
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impassive
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Not having or not showing physical feeling or emotion
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imperturbable
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Calm
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not able to be upset or agitated
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impervious
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Impenetrable
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not able to be harmed or emotionally disturbed
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